Whiskers

Whiskers are the clever, ingenious mice that act as the colonists of your islands. They inhabit the archipelago after arriving by ship, and build, mantain, and operate its buildings.

Whiskers are historically a working class under the Claws Empire, which is ruled by cats. At the time of Whiskerwood, Whiskers can be either in favor of the Claws Monarchy or rebellious, and their political leanings impact the fate of your colony and if it stays under the cats' thumbs or declares independence.

Education

Whiskers may occasionally be recruited with an education upgrade. The education traits, listed in this section, allow Whiskers to fill job slots at buildings that are restricted to these teachable skills, and sometimes include a production bonus over uneducated slots in the same building.

None of the educational traits provide a production bonus when used in regular unrestricted slots in any building. You only need enough Whiskers with these traits to cover available restricted jobs.

Also, remember that educated Whiskers of any kind will have higher expectations.

These traits can be taught to other Whiskers at the School.

• Apprentice - The first level of Craftsmanship available is the Apprentice level. Some buildings will require at least an Apprentice to either start production, or fill the final slot for optimization. —"A partially trained craftsman who knows the basics"

• Craftsmaster - The second and highest level of Craftsmanship, these Whiskers are the most productive, and can then also turn to educate other Whiskers. —"Fully trained and an expert in skilled labour"

• Educated - Educated Whiskers can research technology in the Research Lab. The Educated trait is also required for the Management Office and several late game production buildings. —"Learned in literature and methematics"

• Sailor - This trait is required for seafaring jobs. —"Trained for basic tasks aboard a ship"

Traits

Other than teachable traits, whiskers also have one or more unchangeable traits assigned to them. These can not be removed, so be sure you select carefully when recruiting.

Common "problem" traits are, for example, "snoring" which irritates other Whiskers living with a Whisker that snores. Similarly, if you have a rebellious colony, recruiting monarchists will create perpetual negative thoughts from those Whiskers.

Also, be careful not to assume a trait does more than is stated. Whiskers that cannot smell will not be unhappy about pollution, but will still be effected by the workspeed penalties from it.

A list of currently available traits is below with their associated impacts.

Trait	Description	Type	Stat Change
Can't Smell	No negative thoughts from pollution	Positive	-
Compassionate	Does not expect as much for themselves but grows incredibly sad at the death of others	Neutral	-5 Negative Thoughts after Whisker Death (few days)
Considerate	Does not get offended at Rude comments	Positive	-
Content	Has learned to be more content with their current circumstances	Positive	-
Diligent	This Whisker works very hard	Positive	+10 Production Speed
Gifted Teacher	This Whisker can teach others more quickly	Positive	-
Healthy	Highly resistant to illness or injury	Positive	-
Heavy Eater	Eats one more food per meal (allows for extra food buff)	Positive	+1 Food Consumption
Inquisitive	Always asking questions. Learns faster at school	Positive	-
Loner	Unhappy if working or sleeping with others	Negative	-
Monarchist	Naturally loyal to the Claws	Negative	-60 Production Speed (Factory assignment only)
My Pace	This Whisker works at their own pace	Negative	-10 Production Speed
Nosey	Cares deeply about others yet sometimes asks rude questions	Negative	-
Optimist	Chance to double the effect of positive thoughts	Positive	-
Patient	Does not see what all the rushing is about	Negative	-10 Move Speed
Perfectionist	This Whisker cares deeply about perfect execution	Negative	-10 Production Speed
Pessimist	Chance to double the effect of negative thoughts	Negative	-
Rebellious	More likely to say rebellious things or repeat such rumours	Negative	-
Rude	Chance to make passing Whiskers unhappy	Negative	-
Sickly	Less resistant to cold and illness	Negative	-
Slow	This Whisker doesn't walk very fast	Negative	-15 Move Speed
Snores	Annoys other Whiskers sleeping in the same home	Negative	-
Strong Shoulders	Increases lifting capacity	Positive	+2 Carry Capacity
Swift	Moves faster than average	Positive	+15 Move Speed
Thoughtful	More likely to have positive and negative thoughts	Neutral	-
Unsafe Worker	Wears out industrial machinery faster	Negative	-
Warm Core	Extra resistant to cold temperatures	Positive	-
Weak	This Whisker cannot lift very much	Negative	-2 Carry Capacity
Weak Knees	Strongly dislikes heavy labor and is more likely to get hurt	Negative	-